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ForkLog 10 15.02.2022

Monero community alarmed by potential 51% attack risk on the network

The Monero community has raised concerns about the concentration of mining power in the MineXMR pool. Some say this poses a potential risk of a 51% attack.

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ForkLog 12 22.12.2021

AWS billed user $45,000 after Monero miners hacked his account

Johnny Platt, founder of SEO Scout, was a victim of hackers mining Monero.

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ForkLog 8 20.11.2021

Media: Kraken to halt Monero trading in the United Kingdom

A Reddit user published an alleged text of a letter from the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, stating that access to trading Monero (XMR) would be closed in the United Kingdom.

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ForkLog 51 21.09.2021

U.S. court releases former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni

A court freed the former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni from custody.

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ForkLog 26 30.08.2021

Court denies bail to former Monero developer Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni

A US court denied bail to former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni over flight risk.

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ForkLog 19 10.08.2021

Unknown actors used Telegram to covertly mine Monero

Splunk cybersecurity specialists described a new wave of attacks via the desktop version of the Telegram messenger to covertly mine Monero.

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ForkLog 35 04.08.2021

Lawyers for former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni explain arrest for failure to appear in court

The detention of former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni is unfounded, according to his attorney Duncan Ouks.

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ForkLog 31 03.08.2021

Former Monero developer Ricardo Spagni arrested on fraud charges

U.S. law enforcement authorities have detained former Monero lead developer Ricardo "Fluffypony" Spagni. The arrest was carried out at the request of South African authorities, who accuse him of fraud. The case is not related to private cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 21 27.07.2021

Monero developers uncover flaw in privacy-preserving algorithm

The Monero team discovered a bug in the decoy selection algorithm that could affect the privacy of users' transactions. One of the first to notice it was developer Justin Berman.

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ForkLog 14 25.06.2021

Crackonosh operator earned nearly $2 million in Monero from GTA and The Sims fans

Since 2018, the creator of the Crackonosh malware has mined over 9,000 Monero ($1.8 million at current prices) using a hidden miner.

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ForkLog 6 26.05.2021

Norwegian police will attempt to track Monero and Dash transactions in search of a millionaire’s wife

Norway's National Cyber Crime Center will attempt to trace flows of transactions in Monero (XMR) and Dash (DASH) to track down the missing wife of millionaire Tom Hagen.

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ForkLog 8 14.04.2021

Malware in pirate office suites steals data and cryptocurrency

Attackers are using compromised image-editing tools and office software suites to access devices, breach cryptocurrency wallets, and steal information via the Tor network, according to Bitdefender researchers.

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